LAZ

Lazard Inc

Financial Services · $3.5B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$36.07

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$21.07

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$8.43

buy price

Overpriced

LAZ is Overpriced: at $36.07 it trades 71% above its fair value of $21.07. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $8.43, 77% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Justified P/B (Financials). A bank or insurer. These are best valued on their book value and how much they earn on it.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth6.6% a year✗
Equity per share growth3.4% a year✗
Sales growth3.8% a year✗
Free cash flow growth7.0% a year✗
Return on invested capital4.8%✗

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Superinvestors

2 of the investors we track hold LAZ. In Q2 2026, 1 sold out. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Sold out: Lee Ainslie

Insider activity

Since Jul 23, 2026: no open-market purchases, 1 sale worth $5.4M and 8 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

About Lazard Inc

Lazard, Inc. operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through two segments, Financial Advisory and Asset Management. The Financial Advisory segment offers financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, shareholder, sovereign, geopolitical, and other strategic advisory…

Financial - Capital Markets

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works